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  1. Foghorn Mike

    Missing or Sitting?

    I have 4 females and 4 males. For the last 3 days, one of my females has gone MIA. I see no evidence that anything got her, but they range over about 10 acres so anything could have happened. The male she paired with is now hard to get in the coop at night and you will see him from time to time...
  2. Foghorn Mike

    Laying eggs...now what?

    I have 8 guineas about a year old. They were laying random eggs in the coop but now I have found a nest behind my wood pile in a clump of briars. Pretty battle hardened nest if I must say. Anyway, it's only about 4 eggs in there right now. I really don't want to raise anymore at this time. Do I...
  3. Foghorn Mike

    I thought dodo birds were extinct?

    My 8 guineas usually get together with the 5 from a farm across the road (across the road is 1000 yards away mind you). Anyway, today they were all together in my yard around the pines in the grass. We have about 2 inches of snow on the ground so they hung around areas that had melted. Usually...
  4. Foghorn Mike

    Small Earthquake....did the guineas know?

    So my guineas have been free ranging for the last few days and I leave them out a little longer every day. So today I was going to leave them out till about sunset but about 4pm they started raising heck. As I walk down to see what's going on, I start seeing some weird things. Three of them are...
  5. Foghorn Mike

    Let them free range today and..

    .. they went in the opposite direction than I wanted them too of course. Instead of going in the open 4 acres in front of their coop and run, they go behind it, into the wooded area and thickest grass and weeds they can find. Flew over a creek and into a cow field next door. I directed them back...
  6. Foghorn Mike

    Ready to free range, but....

    My guineas are now 14 weeks. Attached to the coop is a large covered run area, 14x30. They are ready to explore my 4 acres, however I am a little nervous due to a red tail hawk I have here. I see him flying around at various times of the day and I know he has been checking them out. At 14 weeks...
  7. Foghorn Mike

    Guinea being outcast by others

    I have nine 12 week old guineas. I think I have 4 females and 5 males. One of them is being outcast by the others. My guess is it is one of the males. They all seem fine in the coop and roost together. When they get outside in the large run however, they won't let this one get too close to...
  8. Foghorn Mike

    Leaving light on in the coop.

    My guineas are now 9 weeks. Just out of habit, I have left the light on at night in the coop. Is this a bad idea or does it really matter? They will be free ranging in a few more weeks but will be in the coop at night.
  9. Foghorn Mike

    Sick Keet

    I have 10 keets 5 weeks old now. About 10 days ago 1 of them got bound up by eating hay, he finally passed it within a day. After that I am pretty sure coccidia set in, he had all the signs of it. I think he got weak by being bound up and that's how it set in. The other 9 are fine and all are on...
  10. Foghorn Mike

    Keets, Marbles in water

    When is it safe to take the marbles out of the water? Mine are 3 weeks now and it's a pain to give them fresh water when I have to remove those marbles every time. They are actually eating from the large feeder now as well. The chick feeder is almost too small for them at this point.
  11. Foghorn Mike

    Hot, have a question.

    It's been hot here as of late and the coop is between 90-100 degrees max. I have 2 week old keets in there with fans blowing out of the window. Can I turn a fan into the coop area and direct it towards the floor? If they needed to, they could get into the fan breeze or is that a no no. It only...
  12. Foghorn Mike

    2 week old Keets alert me...snake

    I went down to the coop to check on my 10 two week old keets and something wasn't right. They are usually running all around pecking at something, but this time they were in their "escape" corner being very quite. Not making a sound and looking at the metal trash can I have in the corner that...
  13. Foghorn Mike

    10 New Keets

    10 keets 4 days old. They knocked over the thermometer just to mess with me I think.
  14. Foghorn Mike

    About to get keets, heat question

    I am getting 10 keets tomorrow, they will be 4 days old. The building I have my brooder set up in, an 8x10 shed, is running about 90-98 degrees in late afternoon with this weather we are having. The brooder itself is the same temp without the light on. So in late afternoon, away from the light...
  15. Foghorn Mike

    New to guineas, couple questions

    I am getting about 10 keets soon. I have a 8x10 building that I have converted into a coop. Attached to that is a large outside area , old 14 x 30 dog run, accessed by a trap door. Then I have about 5 acres of free range area. Inside the 8x10 I have made a 44''x20'' brooder with a light. I can...
  16. Foghorn Mike

    New to Guineas, some questions and help.

    Hello, I am looking to get about 6 guineas. I am on 4.0 acres, mostly open area. I am in the process of converting over a old kennel 14x30 6 feet tall into a run/coop. The kennel is in a wooded area and opens to my yard. Inside the kennel is a large oak tree providing branches ect. My main...
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